Shack dweller protests flare up again following Durban flood disaster

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Shack dweller protests flare up again following Durban flood disaster
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It is believed that frustrated residents are demanding that their shacks be rebuilt following the deadly flood which has claimed 70 lives.

Hundreds of angry shack dwellers embarked on protests along the M19 highway in Durban on Monday April 29 2019.

Police have been deployed to Blair Atholl Road , between Westville North and New Germany, Pinetown, where angry shack dwellers are once again protesting. Gwala said this followed protest action on Monday morning at the Quarry Road informal settlement, in Clare Estate, in which nine suspects were arrested for public violence and damaging infrastructure.

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